Former WWE Superstar Jimmy Wang Yang has been discussing the time he was rehired by Vince McMahon for a third time. WWE have given out many gimmicks over the years, sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. For Jimmy, third time was definitely the charm, as he was given the best gimmick of his career, as the ‘Asian Redneck’
While speaking to Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore podcast, Yang discussed his recollection of when Vince McMahon pitched him the cowboy character. Wang Yang really would make the most of this seemingly underwhelming gimmick, winning over the WWE Universe with his charisma. However this gimmick almost never happened, but luckily for Yang, Vince forgot that he has released him for a second time recently.
“I got to Columbus [Ohio] and then they was like, ‘Oh, can you do a match?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah sure, whatever’ and they put me on [Sunday Night] Heat with Charlie Haas… and then after that, kinda had a good match with Charlie and then they said, ‘Hey Jimmy, can you come down to Cincinnati? It’s on Tuesday.’ I said, ‘Oh, okay. That’s my backyard so I’ll come down Tuesday’ and by the time I got there and walked in, Johnny [Laurinaitis] said, ‘Hey, come with me. We’re gonna put you under contract again…’ Johnny said, ‘Oh, Vince wants to sign you again.’ I said, ‘Alright, cool,’ because I wasn’t with Ring of Honor at that time. It was no contracts with Ring of Honor.
I said, ‘Alright, whatever.’ But, I needed to go thank Vince for this. This is like the third time this dude’s hired me. This is kinda crazy. I wasn’t expecting it, but this is the third time so I kinda like sneak in his office, a lil knock and he opens up, ‘Come in!’ I said, ‘Hey Vince, I wasn’t expecting it but thanks for hiring me again.’ He’s like, ‘Oh Jimmy, I didn’t hear you were fired. Just had so much on my plate. But hey, that’s great you’re back and this time, we’re gonna make a negative out of positive. Like last time [when] you were Akio, I didn’t let you talk because you were this Korean dude that has this Southern accent. I can’t let you talk. But this time, we’re gonna make you the Asian Redneck, Jimmy Wang Yang! That’s funny! Wang Yang, that rhymes!’ I was like, ‘Yeah cool Vince, whatever. As long as that check comes Monday, I’ll do whatever you want.’ He’s like, ‘Okay, get out of my office.’”
Say what you will about Vince McMahon, but he is almost definitely the hardest working man in the industry, and he shows no signs of slowing down in his 75th year. It is no surprise that he forgot he released a superstar, with his enormous work load. Luckily for Jimmy Wang Yang, this worked out in his favour, and he was given a gimmick, fans still remember fondly to this day.
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